Illinois Tool Works Inc.

NYSE:ITW Stock Report

Market Cap: US$74.1b

Illinois Tool Works Valuation

Is ITW undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of ITW when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: ITW ($248.16) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($227.21)

Significantly Below Fair Value: ITW is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for ITW?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

ITW key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue5.1x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA18.2x
PEG Ratio4.5x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does ITW's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for ITW vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average38.2x
PH Parker-Hannifin
26.8x7.9%US$70.5b
OTIS Otis Worldwide
26.3x7.5%US$37.6b
IR Ingersoll Rand
47.7x15.9%US$37.1b
XYL Xylem
51.9x16.0%US$31.6b
ITW Illinois Tool Works
25.1x5.6%US$74.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: ITW is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.1x) compared to the peer average (38.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does ITW's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Machinery Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a9.7%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: ITW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.1x) compared to the US Machinery industry average (22.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ITW's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

ITW PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio25.1x
Fair PE Ratio25.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: ITW is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.7x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst ITW forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$248.16
US$252.51
+1.8%
9.0%US$303.00US$211.00n/a19
Apr ’25US$265.23
US$249.66
-5.9%
9.6%US$303.00US$200.00n/a19
Mar ’25US$260.19
US$245.71
-5.6%
9.0%US$285.00US$200.00n/a17
Feb ’25US$255.55
US$244.65
-4.3%
9.7%US$285.00US$192.00n/a17
Jan ’25US$261.94
US$236.35
-9.8%
9.5%US$277.00US$185.00n/a17
Dec ’24US$245.24
US$232.00
-5.4%
8.1%US$260.00US$185.00n/a18
Nov ’24US$224.54
US$232.97
+3.8%
8.3%US$260.00US$185.00n/a18
Oct ’24US$230.31
US$241.90
+5.0%
9.3%US$265.00US$183.00n/a19
Sep ’24US$247.37
US$245.40
-0.8%
9.2%US$292.00US$188.00n/a20
Aug ’24US$251.85
US$242.35
-3.8%
9.5%US$292.00US$183.00n/a20
Jul ’24US$250.16
US$238.75
-4.6%
9.7%US$281.00US$183.00n/a20
Jun ’24US$221.98
US$237.45
+7.0%
10.0%US$281.00US$186.00n/a20
May ’24US$245.81
US$237.89
-3.2%
10.3%US$282.00US$183.00n/a19
Apr ’24US$243.45
US$240.17
-1.3%
11.1%US$282.00US$183.00US$265.2318
Mar ’24US$232.31
US$238.63
+2.7%
11.2%US$282.00US$183.00US$260.1919
Feb ’24US$239.55
US$215.95
-9.9%
11.4%US$259.00US$170.00US$255.5519
Jan ’24US$220.30
US$209.74
-4.8%
11.3%US$243.00US$171.00US$261.9419
Dec ’23US$227.43
US$201.78
-11.3%
10.8%US$243.00US$171.00US$245.2418
Nov ’23US$213.29
US$200.89
-5.8%
10.2%US$243.00US$171.00US$224.5418
Oct ’23US$180.65
US$203.78
+12.8%
8.3%US$236.00US$176.00US$230.3118
Sep ’23US$197.24
US$203.78
+3.3%
8.3%US$236.00US$176.00US$247.3718
Aug ’23US$207.35
US$195.12
-5.9%
10.7%US$246.00US$163.00US$251.8517
Jul ’23US$182.89
US$218.06
+19.2%
11.2%US$261.00US$180.00US$250.1617
Jun ’23US$205.98
US$220.47
+7.0%
10.3%US$261.00US$180.00US$221.9817
May ’23US$197.11
US$226.44
+14.9%
8.7%US$267.00US$197.00US$245.8118
Apr ’23US$210.15
US$238.94
+13.7%
8.6%US$296.00US$205.00US$243.4518

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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